Karan Ashley Jackson, better known as Karan Ashley, is an American actress and talk show host. She is best known as Aisha Campbell, the second Yellow Power Ranger in the Fox Kids series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In 1992, she was a member of the short-lived girl group K.R.U.S.H, who featured a song to the soundtrack of Mo' Money. She was known as "Ashley Jackson" at this time.
Life and career
Ashley was born in Odessa, Texas. She is of mixed African-American and Mexican descent. She graduated from David W. Carter High School in Dallas. She auditioned against thousands in a nationwide open casting call and won the role of Aisha Campbell, the second Yellow Ranger in the Fox Kids series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, replacing the late Thuy Trang. Her last Power Rangers appearance was in the finale for the third season of the series. Ashley has made guest appearances in TV shows such as Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Kenan & Kel, and The Parkers, Taylor's Wall. Her first film debut as, executive producer was the independent film Devon's Ghost, alongside fellow Power Rangers alumnus Johnny Yong Bosch and director Koichi Sakamoto for Gag Order Films, Inc. While she also co-wrote Devon's Ghost, her first screenplay staple came with the film Unto Thee in 1999. She co-wrote the film with Gia and Tim Grace, and also starred in the movie. In August 2010, Ashley was invited to Power Morphicon, the second Power Rangers fan convention in Pasadena, California. In September 2011, Ashley joined the NationalTalk Radio Show "UnCensored Radio" as a regular co-host/producer and co-hosted the show with Co-Host Katrina Johnson and Jeffrey Emmette filmed "Uncensored Reality", a reality show tied into Uncensored Radio. Currently, in 2016, she stars in the webseries Class Dismissed, alongside fellow "Power Rangers" alumni Nakia Burrise. In 2017, she announced that she would be starring in and producing the short filmThe Order and had cast many Power Rangers alumni.
Filmography
Film
'...Aisha Campbell/The Yellow Ranger
'...Symphony
The Order...Alyssa
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel...Herself
Television
In Studio 4-B...Various
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers...Aisha Campbell/The Yellow Ranger